10:33 PM,
Mar. 4, 2014

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore attracts more than 1 million visitors annually.

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Legislation to protect access to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and designate 32,500 acres as protected wilderness unanimously passed the U.S. House on Tuesday.

The measure, pushed by U.S. Rep. Dan Benishek, a Crystal Falls Republican, now goes to President Barack Obama to be signed into law. The U.S. Senate passed the legislation, sponsored by Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., last year.

By designating approximately 32,500 acres as protected wilderness, the legislation ensures that the area ...